Hafez Awards 1997
1st Hafez Awards was held at Ebn-e-Sina Cultural House on 1997, April 19.
Hafez Awards 1997 Winners
- Best Motion Picture: Soltan, Leila, Children of Heaven
- Best Director – Motion Picture: Masoud Kimiai – Soltan, Dariush Mehrjui – Leila, Majid Majidi – Children of Heaven
- Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (both original and adapted): Dariush Mehrjui – Leila
- Best Actor – Motion Picture (2 awards): Fariborz Arabnia – Soltan , Ali Mosaffa – Leila
- Best Actress– Motion Picture (2 awards): Leila Hatami – Leila, Hedieh Tehrani – Soltan
- Best Cinematography: Parviz Malekzadeh – Shadow to Shadow, Children of Heaven
- Best Editor – Motion Picture: Mostafa Kherghepoosh – Leila
- Best Original Score: Kayvan Jahanshahi – Shadow to Shadow, Children of Heaven | Karen Homayounfar – Soltan
- Best Production Design & Costume: Faryar Javaherian – Leila
- Cinematic Literature Achievement Award: Houshang Kavoosi
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Saeed Poursamimi
- Jury Prize: Mir Farrokh Hashemian – Children of Heaven
Hafez Awards 1998 Photos
